H.R. 6070

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6070 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 777
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6070

[Report No. 118-752, Part I]

To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 26, 2023

Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

November 18, 2024

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]

November 18, 2024

Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period 
ending not later than December 19, 2024

December 19, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Horsford and Ms. Lee of Nevada

December 19, 2024

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 
26, 2023]

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A BILL

To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
CONDUCT CERTAIN MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT NEVADA TEST AND 
TRAINING RANGE.

(a) Specification of Authorized Military Activities.--Paragraph (1) 
of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 
XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; 
Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 886) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
``, subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of 
section 3014'' after ``Secretary of the Air Force'';
(2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G); 
and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
subparagraphs:
``(D) for emergency response;
``(E) for the establishment and use of existing or 
new electronic tracking and communications sites, 
including the construction of up to 15 equipment pads, 
no larger than 150-by-150 feet in size, along existing 
roads to allow placement and operation of threat 
emitters;
``(F) for the use and maintenance of roads in 
existence as of January 1, 2024, to allow access to 
threat emitters and repeaters for installation, 
maintenance, and periodic relocation; and''.
(b) Interagency Committee.--Section 3011(b)(5)(G) of the Military 
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106-65) is amended--
(1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall jointly establish an interagency 
committee (referred to in this subparagraph as 
the `interagency committee') to--
``(I) facilitate coordination, 
manage public access needs and 
requirements, and minimize potential 
conflict between the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of the Air 
Force with respect to joint operating 
areas within the Desert National 
Wildlife Refuge; and
``(II) discuss the activities 
authorized in paragraph (1) and provide 
input to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service and the Department of 
the Air Force when assessing whether 
these activities may be conducted on 
the joint operating areas within the 
Desert National Wildlife Refuge that 
are under the primary jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior in a 
manner that is consistent with the 
National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
seq.) and other applicable law.''; and
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) by inserting ``, including a designee of the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service'' before the period at the end of subclause 
(I); and
(B) by inserting ``, including a designee of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, 
Installations, and Environment'' before the period at 
the end of subclause (II).
(c) Additional Purpose of Intergovernmental Executive Committee.--
Section 3011(b)(5)(H)(ii) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 
(title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000; Public Law 106-65) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (I);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
``(III) discussing and making 
recommendations to the interagency 
committee established under 
subparagraph (G) with respect to any 
proposal by the Secretary of the Air 
Force to undertake any of the 
activities authorized in paragraph (1) 
on the joint operating areas within the 
Desert National Wildlife Refuge.''.
(d) Completion of Interagency Memorandum of Understanding.--
(1) Deadline.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall--
(A) enter into a complete new operational 
memorandum of understanding under paragraph (5)(E) of 
section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 
1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106-65); or
(B) amend the current memorandum of understanding 
in effect under that paragraph that will complete the 
memorandum of understanding.
(2) Access to joint use area for fish and wildlife 
service.--The memorandum of understanding entered into or 
amended under paragraph (1) shall include one or more 
provisions to ensure adequate access for the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service to the joint use area.
(e) Bureau of Land Management and State of Nevada Cooperative 
Agreement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the 
status of the cooperative agreement authorized under section 2905(j)(6) 
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3043).
Union Calendar No. 777

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6070

[Report No. 118-752, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other 
purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

December 19, 2024

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed